European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 5, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes saturday october 5,1991 european edition circulation 100,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan  Bernard a. Zov1stoski editor Bill Walker european editor Deborah Kabahar news editor Bob we Cor sport editor Bryan Nolan City editor George Menea special Section editor to write us Apo a 09211 or Postrach 1114 37 w-6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-8 plus Extension As follows news ext. 237,255,282, 226,326. Sports ext. 225,269,263,332, 321,221. Features ext. 230,245,341. Letters to editor ext. 208. Education Jami Jones. Ext. 226. Business ext. 326. News bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Tauson building 103, Carl so Lurz Cavern Apo 09069 Telephone ets 342-8659 or civilian 0471-86782. Kaiserslautern Germany Peggy Davidson. 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Soldiers with similar complaints begin r n i the Doice hoes Ann i appreciate the Opportunity that the to a keep quiet or a wait it out Quot until Bull Connor Arri the to c of and army and air Force Exchange system heir our a besides Quot it s Only to toe hoses of put Quot has Given me to comment on its sales Vears who bother a muted with outrage mat american1 my practices. A recent a special event Quot has be s Genera his of so be a is a non violent irm of institutionalized discrimination. Y. A Jpn in it i ration. Caused me to think of an old saying a fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me.�?�. A recent cafes flier announced the availability of a limited edition desert storm Hummel figurine. It was indeed a very special Opportunity. I went to the Exchange at the Haine Berg Wiesbaden Germany shopping Center Only to find that there were none left. I was informed by a very Nice sales representative that our store a Large one in a Large Community received Only 11 of the figurines and one of the first people in the store on the Day the Sale began purchased five of them. To the Best of her knowledge other stores Large and Small had similar experiences and there was really no Way to obtain More of the figurines. If this were the first time i had been disappointed i  be writing this letter. But clearly it Isnit. In the almost six years i have been living in the Wiesbaden military Community i have had the Opportunity to be disappointed Over and Over again. I am not talking about cafes simply not having Day to Day items available a that a a fact of life Here in Europe. What i am talking about is the responsibility cafes has to have available those items it features in its advertising. Other examples include the Vars of that were on Sale. When they arrived need local leadership five Days after the Sale began Only five were available. Or the computers a one available and it was defective. Or the vhf tapes a a great Sale on 120 and 160, Only there Wem to any 160s. And so on i realize that obtaining merchandise is sometimes difficult you know Formin the late �?T50s and Early 60s this code of silence was called Jim Crow. A Larry d. Anderson Darmstadt Germany r editor s note -1 letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are published daily in this space. All letters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. Letters should be addressed to letters to the editor the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211. 000 letters requesting information or assistance Are answered in a feature called readers action line which appears on Page 16 every Day except thursday and sunday. Such letters should be addressed to readers action line the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211. This is in reference to the Tetter a fire  who a to say that Arthur Fletcher should be fired it is obvious that there Are discrimination As Well As equal Opportunity problems in Usa eur. The tact is that they Are just beginning to a trains boats trucks and plane but creep out of the Woodwork that it  be a matter of racism reitus of civil rights demonstration. Our government praises this kind of demonstration As a sign of Freedom when it occurs in the .s.r. Why is it perceived As a threat when engaged in by citizens of the .a.? it seems to me that Arthur Diggs and those who had the courage to March for Freedom and Justice Are in the company of Martin Luther King jr., Gandhi archbishops Tutu and Romero Lech Walesa and All who recognize that human rights Are both fragile and unalienable and a come a As president Kennedy said a not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of  a Michael p. Chew Stuttgart Germany Chance to undo damage americans of All races and backgrounds have a Chance to take heart. The 18 years of damage done to our society by the likes of Thurgood Marshall my be redressed. Why do socialist groups such As the a act hate and fear Clarence Thomas because he is not politically Correct. He is Black and is rooted in traditional Jude Christian values which the purported Black leadership does not accept. They re afraid hell see a criminal As a criminal not As a victim. They re afraid because his life proves that government handout programs Are no substitute for intact Nard working families and that a person bears responsibility for his actions regardless of race or economic background. With leaders like Clarence Thomas who needs divisive organizations like the a act �?1st it. Richard d. Howell Aschaffenbur Germany Why advertise something that you done to have or worse advertise it in one of Garding any of Fletcher a issues. Its of Germany s largest military communities Vious that people Are a pointing fingers and then have Only 11? it makes More because most of his complaints were sense to me that the items not be Adver from minorities i.e., Blacks. Done to Start tired at All and those who happen to feeling insecure. A Gnu us a a stumbled on the special items can be the problem is that the leaders Are uui1 1 us by Lulu in excited and sing the praises of cafes. Getting irritated because the a Good old on the other hand maybe cafes is boy system is finally being Manipur trying to tease us into the stores with lated. Its a shame that it took an ind advertised sales items they done to have visual appointed by the president of the so we can shop for All the other stuff United states to a a visit Usa eur they done to have. Anc so Home with pages of complaints. To the writers concern about an radios commercial for Doogie Howser it seems that some people just look for reasons to be offended. Why is that i have five a a dynamite children. I do a it. Col. Neil d. Horowitz Wiesbaden Germany a code of silence i strongly disagree with it. Gen. Paul Ceil and a comments that a institutional Bias has been pretty Well stamped  this May appear True at the command level where reports of racism and discrimination have been effectively a. A. Weaned out of the equal Opportunity stripes head me civil rights March and inspector general systems. Howe will go on Leader vows started me or at the unit level where complaints thinking of where we As military Citi Are generated discrimination is ins Titu Zens can involve ourselves tonal sized. Once a Soldier has made a is Arthur Diggs above the Law in his complaint and elevated that complaint blatant disregard for the established to the in and to level the system be policies of the department of defense comes an Avenue of a systemic Dis Crimi his first stunt with the hunger strike what about All the leaders we be got not consider that i am making a a inner Here in Usa eur Why can to they do More investigative research and apply More interest so the system can function equally a Jerry Deaver Augsburg Germany Means done to justify goal my first reaction to the stars and ent sexual innuendoes when i say that. I also have a dynamite Job and am proud to Tell people i have a dynamite wife. However i do not feel i am suggesting anything other than the fact that they Are terrific. It is Good that this writer considers herself a dynamic dedicated professional nurse. We need them. Maybe with slight attitude adjustment someone will refer to her As a a dynamite someday and Shell be proud of it. Lighten up. A Thomas b. Morton Heidelberg Germany pen pals nation. A lot of times confidentiality is not kept Between the system and the Soldier. If a Soldier files a complaint against someone in his Chain of command he is targeted for reprisals and should have been the last. As non com we three woman a Jane 20 Camhy 18 and Karen 18 would Uke pen Pelt. We like horseback Riding Espe missioner officers we Are the example Dally show jumping photography and Badminton for our airmen to follow. 8s Mac Eod when issuing ultimatums and calling for others to be openly insubordinate in the name of a cause is allowed the Dis because he has complained he is la Sipline of the armed forces and Mission bleed As having a a bad attitude a although his behaviour and Job performance suggest otherwise. Once soldiers file complaints through the to and 1g systems nothing is done to protect the Soldier from reprisals of accomplishment is at stake. What policy is next and How do you condone failure to obey a lawful order or regulation the Means Seldom justify the goal. A staff sgt. Richard w. Mann Span Dahlem Germany Isa Macleod 16 Kenilworth gardens Newton be Willows Merseyside. England wa12 8es i am a 20-year-old roman Catholic who would like pen pals. A Pamela a. Arcay no. 13 Lark St. Phase ii St. Michael Village maa Davao City Philippines 8000 my hobbles Are cooking playing the guitar and Reading. I like basketball volleyball table Tennis and chess. I am a 24-year-old mormon woman. A Rocel acopian 864 a Gallo St. Mana la. Negros Occidental Philippines